Lamin, will you PLEASE explain this:
"In some societies committing suicide is a punnishable
crime,whilst in others doctors do ask patients to sign
their (death warrants-clinically) which of course is
considered to be the choice of the patient him or herself
to die."
Do they chop the body in pieces as punishment for
committing suicide?

Amat

> The surprise thats scratching my head is;those who are still crying wolf,
> even whereas the famous decree89(which  was seen as the berlin wall
> blocking the politicians of the old guard) has been repealed.
> Analysis of the tactics of jammeh and his cohorts are still pouring with
> very sticky substance.Why cry wolf now? Repeal Mr.president! repeal! this
> was the famous song oozing from all those lips of yours within and without.
> Yes now Mr.president has repealed it BUT we can still hear you say;these
> are tactics to mix the opposition. Any matured-minded opponent will not be
> mixed or pushed to a fight with another party for the sake of pure
> propaganda. However,those feeding on Hamjatta's lemon-juice litterature can
> only derive a confusing conclusion from the laptop-of-pillow-case-politics
> he and them send to those peeping thru their windows in Banjul or
> london,ready to inhail the carbonmonoxide produced by the jet of (my
> impeccable sources).
>
>    There are two impeccable sources here:1/ those that are impeccable
> sources of lies and 2/ the ones for the real truth.Philosophically TRUE OR
> FALSE is relative so the truth as far as democracy is concerned lies on
> concensus.
> In some societies committing suicide is a punnishable crime,whilst in
> others doctors do ask patients to sign their (death warrants-clinically)
> which ofcourse is considered to be the choice of the patient him or herself
> to die.
>
>     Therefore,the above explains where the trend is heading to ie:banning or
> unbanning is not the ultimatum,the ultimatum is the choice of the people.
> My conviction here is that the aftermath of decree89 will show us the
> reality on the ground. That is to say whether Jawara,SM Dibba,OJ,etc are
> the stars of the movie or the otherside... If Jammeh didn't repeal the
> decree,even if the counting was done at the time square in New york! some
> of you will cry wolf that the elections were rigged.Now that the decree is
> repealed he is being accused of mixing the opposition. How can a man you
> people adress with the most ridiculous adjectives in the Hamjatta Kanteh
> dictionary turn around and mix your experts!intellectuals!smart cookies!(as
> the americans would say)? How?
> If a politician is so naive to be mixed with the one he is to form an
> alliance with then is he or her fit to lead?
>
> HAMJATTA this nom de guerre is being used by many brother.
> Caution:responding to  the substance is more important than germinating
> more inferiority complex into your oxypot!
>
> I will leave you with jungle surprise to mark your papers.
>
> Lamin Ceesay
>
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> >From: Malamin Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
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> >Subject: OJ Speaks OUT
> >Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 20:13:33 +0000
> >
> >As Decree 89 is Annulled, Old Politicians Contemplate United Front
> >
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> >The Independent (Banjul)
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> >July 27, 2001
> >Posted to the web July 27, 2001
> >
> >Alhagie Mbye And Haddy Jatou Kebbeh
> >Banjul, the Gambia
> >
> >Politicians who were banned by Decree 89 from all forms of political
> >activity in the wake of the 1994 coup have swiftly reacted to the annulment
> >of the decree, saying they are in the process of considering a common front
> >against the ruling party.
> >
> >They however, cautioned that there is no cause to jubilate their return to
> >the political scene. The process, which the politicians said began with the
> >petition to President Jammeh, urging him to quash the decree would be made
> >public as soon as is feasible, The Independent was informed.
> >
> >The politicians who were effectively silenced by the decree since the coup
> >which brought an end to PPP rule noted that the president had no right to
> >promulgate it in the first place.
> >
> >Reacting to the much-awaited political development, Omar Jallow alias O.J.
> >former minister of Agriculture in the deposed PPP regime, who has been
> >waging a legal battle in the Supreme Court for its annulment told The
> >Independent that as far as the three main political parties were concerned
> >there was no cause for jubilation. He said the decree has wasted seven
> >years
> >of Gambians' lives, who have otherwise contributed immensely to the
> >political and economic evolution of the country. He said that the banned
> >politicians saw no legal or moral justification for the promulgation of the
> >decree. For him, the decree was promulgated to make the political field
> >more
> >advantageous for the president so that he could succeed himself as civilian
> >president. "Any law that is selective and discriminatory is unacceptable
> >nationally because of our constitution and internationally due to the
> >conventions that we are a party to" he argued.
> >
> >Decree 89, O.J. emphasised was a "rough and jungle law" and therefore
> >should
> >not have been allowed to happen. He said the politicians affected by the
> >ban
> >had already started the process of consultation and cooperation, which
> >began
> >with the petition to the president on June 22, signed by the three
> >political
> >parties. He said the end of the decree was the result of local and
> >international pressures on President Jammeh.
> >
> >"It was incumbent on all the opposition forces in the country to start
> >consultations and dialogue that would create a common platform for them to
> >constitutionally dislodge the tyrant from the throne", he said.
> >
> >Reacting to the 65-year age limit for pretenders to the presidency which
> >disqualifies former President Jawara from contesting the presidency, O.J.
> >said although he could not speak on the ex president's behalf, it was
> >disturbing that the age limit for anyone wanting to contest for the
> >presidency is in fact stated in the constitution. "One of the most
> >dishonest
> >acts of the AFPRC-APRC government was the rejection of the unanimous
> >decision of Gambians through the National Consultative Committee that
> >nobody
> >under 40 years should be the president of the country" he averred .
> >
> >According to him there was nowhere in the report where it was requested by
> >Gambians that anybody above 65 years should not be eligible to contest for
> >the presidency and that as a result constitutes a serious violation of the
> >rights of all citizens of that age and above. He cited as examples that
> >Nelson Mandela, Abdoulaye Wade, and Ronald Regan were above 65 when they
> >assumed power. "Therefore there was no rationale behind such unlawful act".
> >
> >O.J. acknowledged that "the period is too short for those affected by the
> >decree to start campaigning for election but are nevertheless still
> >fortunate that some of the structures of the PPP, NCP and GPP are still in
> >place with the possibility and indication of a positive outcome.
> >
> >"The reaction of the people during the past few days is encouraging as a
> >lot
> >of people who left the three banned political parties to join the ruling
> >APRC party are now ready to come back to their own parties." He emphasised
> >that the repeal of Decree 89 is the "beginning of the end of the APRC
> >party."
> >
> >Reacting to the view that the revival of banned political parties might
> >affect the United Democratic Party, he said he could not speak on behalf of
> >the other parties but noted that the revival of all the political parties
> >would strengthen the UDP and other opposition parties and give Gambians a
> >variety of options.
> >
> >O.J. appealed to the former PPP supporters and sympathisers to return to
> >the
> >party so that in collaboration with other political parties they could
> >bring
> >back "sanity into Gambian politics."
> >
> >The APRC, he claimed introduced the negative principles of terrorism,
> >intimidation and harassment, which were alien to The Gambia's political
> >configuration. "All hands", he said, "have to be on deck so that Gambians
> >can have a system that guarantees every citizen the liberty, freedom, right
> >and security that is expected in a civilized and humane country".
> >
> >He charged that it was stupid for any one to suggest that the repeal of
> >Decree 89 was a gesture or philanthropy from the president, as the
> >abrogated
> >decree had no place in the constitution and international conventions and
> >could only be compared to apartheid South Africa. He said the heads of the
> >banned parties had never been summoned to any of the "Kangaroo commissions
> >of inquiry",
> >
> >He believes that Decree 89 was a law used by "despotic regimes to stifle
> >dissent" as the AFPRC-APRC junta was fully aware of the trust, confidence
> >and popularity of the three banned parties.
> >
> >The Gambia Peoples Party (GPP) leader, Assan Musa Camara said the parties
> >affected by the ban were working on certain matters and would brief the
> >press in due course.
> >
> >Sheriff Mustapha Dibba, leader of the National Convention Party (NCP) in
> >the
> >same vein maintained that he would contact The Independent when he is ready
> >with his work.
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